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    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
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  • Transhumanism - Engineering the Human Condition

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    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book is designed to offer a comprehensive high-level introduction to transhumanism, an international political and cultural movement that aims to produce a “paradigm shift” in our ethical and political understanding of human evolution. Transhumanist thinkers want the human species to take the course of evolution into its own hands, using advanced technologies currently under development – ... Read more

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